I think at this point you all have heard about my frustrations with therapy and meds and all that. The therapy isn't so bad but with all the different meds and none of them working like I need them to and being that my work is now being affected, what do you all think about going to a psych 'rehab' program??? It's like drug rehab except for people with psych diagnoses. One program is in TX, the other is in the Las Vegas area. They are 4-6 weeks in length and would allow you to come off all meds, be off for several days, then restart whatever is necessary. I have never done that before.
The downfall is the cost. It's at least $50,000. My insurance would cover at least 60% and they give me unlimited inpatient days so that's good. I figure conservatively right now I'd pay about $10,000 out of pocket. My problem is.... assuming I have the means to cover my costs, would I be diving into this too quickly? It's been nearly 3 years now with 10 meds in varying combinations that haven't resulted in stability. My biggest hang-up is that there's a chance I go to treatment and really discover myself and get things under control. There's equally as good a chance I go and come out as bad as I went in and $10,000 down. I'm worried what my family will think if I try to tell them I'm dropping $50,000 on a treatment program that may not help. All I know is my treatment now isn't helping but I want to get your opinion as maybe my mind would be swayed due to feeling completely desperate!!! Any thoughts??
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